Bill Cosby

 American comedian, producer and TV star Bill Cosby. At the time of writing, Bill Cosby has a net worth of $400 million. Cosby is most well-known for his part in co-creation and the starring role on "The Cosby Show." He was the highest-paid television actor at the peak of his show. He earned $1 million for each episode as his base salary but $4 million per episode after adding in producer, creator, syndicator, and other income streams. This is equivalent to earning $8 million an episode today. He owned 20% of the show's equity, which resulted in hundreds of millions of royalty payments to syndication over the past few decades, but the royalties have largely dried down in recent years due to his scandals.Cosby utilized those royalties together with the royalties earned from other shows and speaking engagement fees to make investments in a very lucrative real estate portfolio and art collection. Based on the market prices at any moment and time, the Cosby art collection and real estate portfolio could amount to more than $250 million together.